Learn About “Name 5”

Much of my teaching philosophy is about presenting students with new information and giving voice and volume to marginalized histories. Check out my video, which won the 2013-14 ABL Connect Prize when I was a Harvard College Fellow in the Department African and African-American Studies from Learning Lab on Vimeo.

How did the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) get its start? What needs and issues does it address, and what has it accomplished since it was founded in 1909?

Learn about the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage in the United States.

Explore the history of the 1967 Detroit riots, from the political context that sparked them to the broader consequences of the conflict.